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Jumping after NoTrump |
| Q | Partner opened 1NT and I jumped to 3D. Since I didn't bid Stayman or Transfer they thought this was weak and Passed. |
| A | This is a matter of partnership agreement. It can either be a strong bid showing Diamonds, or showing a long suit and asking partner for a filler to bid a cheap 3NT. It shouldn't be weak though. To show a weak minor you transfer by bidding 2S. See our NoTrump bidding cards for 40 questions on various bidding situations like this. |
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Discourage after a Reverse |
| Q | When partner reverses how do I discourage them? |
| A | Rebidding your own suit shows you have a weak hand. Partner will bid again but you can then Pass them. You can also rebid 2NT "waiting and warning" and then Pass next time. |
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Preempting Partner |
| Q | I opened 1D and partner bid 3S. What should I think? John, from Michigan |
| A | Either they have a fairly weak long suit and nothing else, or partner forgot Bridge is a partnership game. This is a matter of style and partnership agreement. More typical is that you don't preempt your partner (after they have already bid). You probably hate it when the opponents preempt and you then have to bid at the 3 or even 4 level. Why do the same thing to your own partner? Save the preempts for the opponents and just bid and rebid Spades if necessary until partner gets the idea. If you play it as a weak bid that is ok, but your side should alert the opponents to this fact as they might not be expecting it. This is a different situation than opening or overcalling with a preempt. Since partner has not yet bid and thus shown a good hand, your preempt is designed to make the bidding difficult for the next bidder, the opponent. |
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Another DrBob next week.
Cheer up someone. |
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